Tag: neural circuits
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Researchers Target Neural Interactions Shaping Drug and Social Reward in Breakthrough $3.7M Grant
Overview: A Bold Step Toward Understanding Drug Avoidance via Social Context Public health experts long considered substance use disorders a chronic, treatable brain disease. A new five-year study funded with a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will probe the neural conversations between social interaction and drug reward. Led by…
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Unraveling the brain mechanisms behind social hierarchies in mice
Understanding social hierarchies in mice From playground dynamics to corporate hierarchies, social ranking influences access to resources, mating opportunities, and territory. Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) are shedding light on the brain mechanisms that underlie these dynamics in male mice. Their work points to specific neural circuits that govern how…